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Wig curler
1760-1775
INV.5924.77
Clay
Related Person: Field Exploration Committee

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Button
Object name 
Button
Date 
1900
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Medium 
Metal, paper
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description 
Pin-back campaign button; depicts image of William J. Bryan; inscribed "WM. J. BRYAN"; reverse printed on paper "MADE BY/WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO.,/NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./PATENTED/JULY 17,1894/APRIL 14,1896/JULY 21,1896"
Object Number 
INV.7049
Marks 
On rim: Copyright 1900
Gallery Label 
William Jennings Bryan ran against William McKinley in the election of 1900. His running mate was Adlai E. Stevenson.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.